2016 (Senior): Appeared in all 14 games, starting one at running back… named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List prior to the season…finished second on the team in rushing, totaling 568 yards on the ground on 81 carries with two touchdowns…scored one touchdown while running for 36 yards on seven attempts in the season-opener vs. California (Aug. 27)…ran for 85 yards on just seven carries in a win over Nevada (Oct. 1)…racked up 254 all-purpose yards (160 KOR, 94 rush) while rushing for one touchdown against UNLV (Oct. 15)…ran for a season-high 145 yards on 14 carries, averaging 10.4 yards per carry vs. Boise State (Nov. 12)...also played a prominent role on special teams during the season, leading UH with 746 kick return yards on 31 returns, a team-high 24.1 ypr average...produced a career-long 75-yard return in the opening quarter against UNLV, also adding returns of 39 at Air Force (Oct. 22) and 38 against New Mexico (Oct. 29).. received the Coach Larry Price Unselfish Warrior Award at the annual Na Koa football banquet…concluded his career ranked 12
th all-time in rushing (1,700 yards).
2015 (Junior): Appeared in 12 games, starting in 10, only missing action against San Diego State (Oct. 10)...made his first NCAA start in front of his hometown crowd at No. 1 Ohio State (Sept. 12), rushing for 46 yards...led the team with 197 carries for 1,132 yards, becoming the first 1,000-yard UH rusher since 2010 and only the second since 1992...ranked fifth in the Mountain West and 44th nationally with a 5.7 yards per carry average and averaged 94.3 yards per game...tied Melvin Davis for the team lead with six rushing touchdowns, tying for second among UH scorers...tied the program record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games with four, and has the opportunity to claim the record in 2016...registered six total 100-yard rushing games, the most for a UH back since 1992...broke a 60-year old record, turning in the longest touchdown rush against UC Davis (Sept. 19), breaking through traffic and cutting down the right sideline for a 95-yard score, highlighting a 147-yard performance...set a season high in rushing at UNLV (Nov. 7) with 190 yards on only 20 carries...exceeded 26 carries for the next three games, including a season-best 28 touches for 179 yards...in the season-ending win over Louisiana Monroe, he logged 27 carries for 166 yards before an injury forced him out of action just seven minutes into the third quarter...scored a season-high two touchdowns amidst a 114-yard game at New Mexico (Oct. 17)...also made 14 receptions for 151 yards, ranking sixth in team receiving...made a season-long 51-yard catch on a trick play at No. 21 Wisconsin...also served as kick returner early in the season, taking eight kicks for 138 yards and a 17.2-yard average, logging a long return of 25 yards in the season-opening win over Colorado (Sept. 3)...named the team's Offensive Player of the Year.
Prior To UH: Attended Ventura College in California for two years…named All-America as a kick returner by the JC Athletic Bureau and the California Community College Football Coaches Association…also selected Region III all-state first team and first-team all-conference...rushed for 499 yards (8.5 avg.) and four touchdowns, with 12 receptions for 113 yards and another score...also averaged 35.1 yards on 20 kickoff returns with three touchdowns…during his freshman year, was a unanimous first-team all-conference selection as a return specialist…averaged 26.7 yards per kickoff return and rushed for 283 yards (6.4 avg.) and one touchdown…before VC, Harris initially attended Toledo and was a walk-on for football.
Prep: A 2011 graduate of Marion-Franklin High School in Columbus, Ohio, playing two seasons of varsity football…named second-team all-state and first-team all-conference during senior year…rushed for 785 yards (11.2 avg.) and 10 touchdowns, recording 1,468 career yards with 23 total touchdowns…attended Reynoldsburg High School during his freshman and sophomore years…named first team all-Columbus City - South and second team all-state in 2010…also ran competed in track & field for MFHS.
Personal: Born in Columbus, Ohio…Nickname is “Housecall”…majoring in sociology…has three younger brothers…parents are Paul Harris and Nina Taylor of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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